Devolver Digital produces many great games and looks to spread that magic through licensed content. The company recently announced a sub-label called Super Fan Games that will specialize in developing indie titles based on pre-existing IPs.
Devolver defines Super Fan Games as “A brand new label that gives developers the license to create original game adaptations using the worlds and characters of iconic film, television, and comic properties.” To that end, the team is staffed with industry veterans who have worked with companies such as Disney and Dark Horse Comics.
It’s announcement time.
Today we present Big Fan ( @BigFanPresents ) – a brand new label that gives developers the license to create original game adaptations using worlds and characters from iconic film, television, and comic properties. pic.twitter.com/A6h3IGOk3p
– Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) October 1, 2024
The label already has a few games in its library, all based on pre-existing IPs. These topics include Reign: Game of Thrones, Hellboy Web of Wyrd again John Wick Hex. These games have already been released before being transferred to the new label. For example, Reign: Game of Thrones it came out six years ago, but at the time it was published by Devolver. John Wick Hex it came out in 2019 again Hellboy Web of Wyrd hit digital store shelves last year.
Today’s announcement doesn’t bring any new games, but the company’s website currently has a big “coming soon” tab, though it’s empty at the moment. We should expect some revelations in the near future. Big Fan Games wrote in a press release that its goal is to “develop fun and creative games that stand alone, rather than serve as a marketing tie-in for other media launch programs.”
Licensed games have been hit and miss since the dawn of modern gaming. In all of them DuckTalesthere is a Superman 64. The latest release, however, has been well received. Respawn’s Star Wars games were epic games, as they were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.
While we don’t know what Devolver and Big Fan Games are cooking up, we do know about upcoming licensed games. MachineGames will be released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on December 9 and Arkane Lyon is busy working on a game based Marvel’s Blade.
I personally think it’s great that Super Fan Games will give indie developers a chance to work on licensed properties. To that end, the company encourages developers to come up with licensed game ideas. “Have a favorite game you’ve always dreamed of rebooting or a classic cult film or book you’d like to see turned into a game? We’d love to hear from you,” the studio wrote on its website.
